Virend Somers is a Cardiology physician. OpenAlex indexes 978 publications with 75,962 citations (h-index 123); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 559050001
Telephone
507-284-2511Provider last certified this registry record 20 Aug 2020.
Clinical trials
- A Study Of Synthetic THC And Sleep
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
- Synthetic THC And Blood Pressure
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
- Study of Disrupted Sleep in Somali Americans
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year202530 payments$36,376openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 1999–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Community Based Genomic Medicine and Polygenic Scoring
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2026$831,738R01HG013425 - Community Based Genomic Medicine and Polygenic Scoring
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$834,052R01HG013425 - Disrupted Sleep in Somali Americans – Implications for Hypertension Risk
Mayo Clinic Rochester
FY2025$769,588R01HL160619
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
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